Robbie Neilson says Hearts must win against Hibs no matter what happens as he provided positive news on Andy Halliday's availability.
The Jambos go into the Scottish Cup fourth-round Edinburgh derby at Easter Road in flying form after a stunning five-goal thumping win over Aberdeen under the lights at Tynecastle midweek. It moved the Gorgie men nine points ahead of Jim Goodwin's side and seven in front of Livingston in the race to finish third behind Celtic and Rangers.
That result will have his men bursting for the derby to come around but Neilson has warned it is a whole different ball game as he named aggression, fight to compete and calmness to play football as three key areas for success when the rivals lock horns. Speaking ahead of the weekend, he said: “Sunday is a different ball game. It's always great to get a result like Wednesday’s but I spoke to the players after the game and said: 'You can pat yourselves on the back for a couple of minutes, but now it's about Sunday.'
